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Recognised as Colour

#A861BA

  • #A861BA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#A861BA is a violet with RGB values 168, 97, 186 and HSL 288°, 39%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#A861BA#A861BA
HEX#A861BA
RGBrgb(168, 97, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.3804, 0.7294
RGB percentages65.9%, 38%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(287.9, 39.2%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.9, 47.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK9.7%, 47.8%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,035,066
CSS custom property--colour: #A861BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#579E45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5278BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#677FB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A96D85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 16Medium purple · ΔE 16.3Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9Violet · ΔE 21.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.7Slate blue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 15.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73BA61
Analogous#7C61BA, #BA61A0
Triadic#BAA861, #61BAA8
Split complementary#A0BA61, #61BA7C
Tetradic#BA7C61, #73BA61, #61A0BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6EFF8
Lighter +30%#E3CBE9
Lighter +20%#CFA8D9
Lighter +10%#BC84CA
Darker −10%#8F47A1
Darker −20%#70377E
Darker −30%#50285A
Darker −40%#311837
More saturated +25%#B945D6
Less saturated −25%#977D9E

Channel breakdown

R168
G97
B186
Red168 (65.9%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue287.87°
Saturation (HSL)39.21%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 61 · B BA

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